Kawasaki vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$630
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$1378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
1.54M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 19% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4361st and 4867th ($1354 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Japan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Japan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 600th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs New Taipei

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Kawasaki New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.47
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$17207

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589